Ubuzazi ezi zinto malunga nethambo lakho lethanga (iFemur)? Masithethe ngale nto!

Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngethambo elibaluleke kakhulu emzimbeni wethu. Elo thambo yi-femur, ekwithanga. Usenokuba awuzange uve ngalo, kodwa lelona thambo lide nelinamandla emzimbeni wethu. Ngoko ke, makhe sijonge ezinye iinkcukacha malunga ne-femur, akunjalo?

Yintoni i-femur?

Ngamafutshane, i-femur lithambo elisethangeni lakho. Ewe, lithambo lodwa eliqala esinqeni sakho liye edolweni lakho. Cinga ngendlela okubaluleke ngayo oku, kusinceda sime ngokuthe nkqo, sihambe, sibaleke, size sitsibe.

Oku kusethangeni lethu. Ukusuka kwi-hip joint ukuya kwi-dolo joint, kukho eli thambo le-femur kuphela. Ngaba ukhe wawabona amathambo anjalo kwiikhathuni? Lifana nesilinda ende embindini eneebhola ezimbini ezingqukuva kwicala ngalinye. Yiyo loo nto imilo ye-femur. Iziphelo eziphezulu nezisezantsi zijikelezile kancinci, kwaye inxalenye ephakathi inde.

Ziziphi iindawo eziphambili ze-femur?

Le femur yithambo elinye elide, kodwa ineendawo ezahlukeneyo. Kodwa la asingomagama ekufuneka uwafunde. La magama adla ngokusetyenziswa ngoogqirha ukukuxelela ngqo apho unokwenzakala okanye intlungu. Kodwa kulungile ukwazi okuncinci, akunjalo?

• I-Proximal Aspect: I-proximal aspect ye-femur kulapho i-femur idibana khona ne-hip joint. Le nxalenye ibizwa ngokuba yi-proximal aspect. Ibandakanya intloko ye-femoral, i-femoral neck, i-greater trochanter, i-lesser trochanter, kunye ne-intertrochanteric line kunye ne-crest.
• Inxalenye Ephakathi yeFemur (Shaft): Okulandelayo yinxalenye ende yefemur, oko kukuthi, embindini. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi `(shaft)`. Le yindlela ephambili ethwala ubunzima bomzimba wethu. Ibekwe kancinci embindini womzimba. Kule nxalenye kukho iindawo ezifana ne `(Linea aspera)`, `(Gluteal tuberosity)`, `(Pectineal line)`, `(Popliteal fossa)`.
• Uhlangothi olukude: Uhlangothi olukude lwe-femur lwenza umphezulu wedolo lethu. Kulapho ithambo lethu le-shin (tibia) kunye ne-kneecap (patella) zidibana khona. Le ndawo iqulethe i-medial kunye ne-lateral condyles, i-medial kunye ne-lateral epicondyles, kunye ne-intercondylar fossa.

Ngoko ke, ukuba wakha waphuka i-femur yakho, oko kukuthi, ukuba "waphuka i-femoral," ugqirha angasebenzisa amagama anjengala ukuchaza apho wenzakele khona.

Zithini imisebenzi ye-femur?

Eli thambo le-femur linceda kakhulu umzimba wethu. Jonga umsebenzi eliwenzayo:

• Omnye wemisebenzi yethu ephambili kukuxhasa ubunzima bomzimba wethu xa sima okanye sihamba.
• Inceda ukugcina imizimba yethu izinzile xa sihambahamba.
• Oku kufana nebhulorho edibanisa izihlunu, imisipha, kunye nemisipha esezinqeni nasemadolweni ethu kunye nomzimba wonke .

Ingakanani i-femur? Inamandla kangakanani?

Ubusazi? I-femur lelona thambo likhulu emzimbeni wethu. I-femur eqhelekileyo yabantu abadala imalunga ne-intshi ezili-18 ubude. Loo nto imalunga neenyawo ezinesiqingatha!

Kwakhona, eli lelona thambo linamandla emzimbeni wethu. Khawucinge nje, linokuxhasa ubunzima bomzimba wakho obuphindwe kangangama-30! Kuyamangalisa, akunjalo?

Ziziphi izifo neemeko eziqhelekileyo ezichaphazela i-femur?

Nokuba i-femur inamandla kangakanani na, isenokuba neengxaki ngamanye amaxesha. Makhe sijonge ezinye zezona meko zixhaphakileyo.

Ukuqhekeka kweFemur

Ithambo elaphukileyo libizwa ngokuba yi-"fracture" ngokwezonyango. Ngenxa yokuba i-femur inamandla kakhulu, kudla ngokuba yingozi enkulu ukuze yaphuke. Cinga ngayo njengokuwa okubi okanye ingozi yemoto. I-femur ephukileyo inokubangela iimpawu ezifana nezi:

• Ndiva iintlungu eziqatha.
• Indawo eyonzakeleyo iyadumba .
• Ndiva intlungu ebukhali xa ndiyichukumisa.
• Awunakukwazi ukushukumisa imilenze yakho ngokuqhelekileyo.
• Ngamanye amaxesha indawo eyonzakeleyo ijika ibe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okanye itshintshe umbala .
• Usenokubona isiphene okanye iqhina elingafumanekiyo apho.

Kubalulekile: Ukuba ukhe waba nengozi efana nale kwaye ucinga ukuba une-femur eyaphukileyo, kuya kufuneka uye kwicandelo lezonyango ezingxamisekileyo esibhedlele ngoko nangoko.

I-Osteoporosis

I-Osteoporosis sisifo esenza amathambo abe buthathaka. Oku kunokubangela ukuba aphuke lula kwaye kungalindelwanga. Abantu abaninzi abazi ukuba bane-osteoporosis kuba ayibangeli zimpawu zinkulu de ithambo liphuke.

Abafazi kunye nabantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50 ubudala basengozini enkulu yokuba ne-osteoporosis. Ukuthetha nogqirha wakho malunga nokuhlolwa kobunzima bamathambo kunokunceda ekufumaneni imeko ngaphambi kokuba kwaphuke.

I-Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)

I-Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) yimeko ebangela iintlungu ezijikeleze nangaphantsi kwedolo lakho (patella). Abanye abantu bayibiza ngokuba 'yidolo lomgijimi' okanye 'yidolo lomjumpi'. Ingabangelwa yiyo nayiphi na into ukususela ekusebenziseni amadolo akho kakhulu ukuya ekunxibeni izihlangu ezintsha. Iimpawu ze-PFPS ziquka:

• Intlungu yenzeka xa idolo ligobile, umzekelo xa uhleli, okanye xa unyuka izinyuko .
• Intlungu emva kokuma ngenxa yokugoba amadolo.
• Xa usukuma okanye unyuka izinyuko, uva 'ukungqongqoza' okanye ingxolo encinci iphuma emadolweni akho.
• Intlungu idla ngokwanda xa utshintsha indawo odlala kuyo, izixhobo zemidlalo ozisebenzisayo, okanye ubukhali bomsebenzi.

Ukuba uneentlungu ezintsha edolweni, kungcono ukuthetha nogqirha.

Ungayijonga njani impilo ye-femur?

Uvavanyo olubalulekileyo lokujonga impilo ye-femur yakho luvavanyo lokuxinana kwamathambo. Usenokuba ukhe weva lubizwa ngokuba yi-DEXA scan okanye i-DXA scan. Oku kusebenzisa ii-X-ray ezisezantsi ukulinganisa ukuba amathambo akho aqine kangakanani. Yindlela elungileyo yokulinganisa ukuba amathambo akho abuthathaka kangakanani njengoko ukhula.

Ukuba uphuke i-femoral, ugqirha wakho okanye ugqirha wakho unokufuna ukwenza uvavanyo lwemifanekiso olufana nolu:

• Ii-X-reyi
• Umzobo weMagnetic Resonance (MRI)
• Iskeni ye-CT

Ziziphi iindlela eziqhelekileyo zonyango lwe-femur?

Ngokwesiqhelo, i-femur yakho ayifuni naluphi na unyango olukhethekileyo, ngaphandle kokuba uphuke okanye ufunyaniswe une-osteoporosis.

Unyango Lokwaphuka Kwesinqe

Unyango luxhomekeke ekubeni ithambo lakho laphukile njani kwaye loluphi uhlobo lokwaphuka kwalo. Kuya kufuneka unxibe into ethile ukuze umlenze wakho ungashukumi, njenge-splint okanye i-cast. Kwiimeko ezininzi , kuya kufuneka utyando ukuze kulungiswe kwaye kulungiswe ithambo , nto leyo eya kulinceda liphile kakuhle.

Unyango lwe-Osteoporosis

I-Osteoporosis inyangwa ngokuzivocavoca umzimba, izongezo zeevithamini kunye neeminerali, kunye namayeza athile.

Kwiimeko ezininzi, ukuzilolonga nokuthatha izongezo zesondlo ezifunekayo kwanele ukuthintela i-osteoporosis. Ugqirha wakho uza kuvelisa isicwangciso sonyango esifanelekileyo kuwe nakwimpilo yamathambo akho.

Ungayigcina njani i-femur yakho isempilweni?

Ungayigcina impilo yamathambo akho (kunye nempilo yakho iyonke) ilungile ngokulandela ukutya okunempilo kunye nesicwangciso sokuzilolonga, kunye nokuhlolwa rhoqo. Ukuba ungaphezulu kweminyaka engama-50 okanye unembali yentsapho ye-osteoporosis, thetha nogqirha wakho malunga nokuhlolwa kwethambo.

Landela la macebiso okhuseleko ukuze unciphise umngcipheko wengozi:

• Soloko unxibe ibhanti xa ukhwela imoto.
• Nxiba izixhobo zokhuseleko ezifanelekileyo ngexesha lomdlalo.
• Gcina ikhaya lakho nendawo yakho yokusebenza icocekile ngokususa izinto ezinokuwa.
• Soloko usebenzisa izixhobo okanye izixhobo ezifanelekileyo xa ufikelela kwizinto eziphezu kwekhaya lakho. Ungaze ukhwele ezitulweni okanye etafileni.
• Landela indlela yokutya kunye nesicwangciso sokuzilolonga esinceda ukugcina impilo entle yamathambo.
• Ukuba unengxaki yokuhamba okanye usemngciphekweni omkhulu wokuwa , sebenzisa intonga yakho okanye isixhobo sokuhamba.

Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya

I-femur lithambo elikunika umlenze wokuma kuwo. Lelinye lamathambo amakhulu, anamandla, kwaye abaluleke kakhulu emzimbeni wakho. Thetha nogqirha wakho malunga nomngcipheko wakho we-osteoporosis. Nantoni na oyenzayo ukuphucula impilo yakho iyonke iya kunceda ukugcina amathambo akho omelele.

Ngoko ke, ndiyathemba ukuba ezi nyaniso malunga ne-femur ziluncedo kuwe. Hlala usempilweni!

I- Femur, impilo yamathambo, i-osteoporosis, ukwaphuka kwamathambo, iintlungu ze-patellofemoral, uxinano lwamathambo